The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

XoNEY MARKET AND COMMZRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY , TWELVE O'CLOCK , There is rather less activity to-day in diecount circles, and the rates remain unchanged. An important undertaking is the Provincial Bank ing Corporation with a capital of £'2,000,000 in 40 ,000 shares, half to be first issued, of which 10,000 have been; already subscribed, and the quoit tion on the Stock Exchange to - day is 3 to 4 p rem. The direction is highly influential, and very remav iterative results are expected from the purchase of country establishments, and their development on the joint-stoek principle. The directors do not propose to transact business in London. The last week's rahway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:- 1864. 1863. Great Western £61,159 £57,553 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire... 37,320 32,0 0 Bristol and Exeter North• Eastern ........ 68,280 62,779 Manchester, Sheffield, an d Linc01n...... 15,953 15,614 North British Great South-Western of Irelan d ..... 9,586 9,280 These returns, compared with those of the same period of last year, show some very favourable fea tures. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,606; the North Western, of £8,390; the South Western, of £494 ; the Brighton, the Midland, of £4,225 ; the South Eastern, of £778 ; the Great No rthern, of £2,377 ; the Lancet cashire and Yorkshire, of £5,240; the Bristol and Exeter, of £l6l ; the North Eastern, of £5,501; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £339 ; the North British, of £903; and the Great Sonthern And Western of Ireland, of £306. Two o'CLooK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 950. Flat. There is an increased degree of heaviness to-day in the market for the English Funds, several specu lative sales having led so y a decline of and cent. Consols therefore are 911 for money the sth proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; Jane Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 45. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 1 ; and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 941 ; the Debentures, 1866, are marked 991. Foreign Stocks exhibited depression, and there is Very little animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 711 72 ; do., Clasolides , 521 ; Mexican, 451 ; do., New, par 1 prem. ; Greek, 241 25 ; do., Coupons , Ila s ; Spanish Passive, 35/ 36; do., Certificates, 12t; and Confederal® L oan, ; Portuguese , 4814 5 8 60. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, although prices in several instances show an upward tendency. Metropolitan and North Eastern (Berwick), have improved £1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Midland, 108. ; and South Eastern, 55.; while Brighton have de clined 55.; and North Western, 53. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is very little change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re sins fair re quest, and generally support previous re. The following are the current quotations for some of the principal new projects :—Provincial Bank ing C3rporation, 3 to 4 prem.; International Con tract Company, lit 21 prem. ; Telegraph Construe tbn, 11 it prem.; International Land Credit, 2a prem; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 11 2f prem.; worth Australian Company, 1 I prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols .................. 911 Ditt o Account, May 5 .............. 91t p er Cent. Reduced .................. 891 ..... 891 New 3 per Cent. ................. 1 1 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 . . .. — -- Ditto 5 per Cent. , J an. 1573 ......... • Aanuities, yrs, 30 rsexire bth Jan. 1880.. Ditto for 30 y ' expire sth April, 1885. 14 9-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Mach. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, & 3 per Cent. 6 4 9 dis Ditto £5OO .............. Ditto £lOO and £ 2OO ...... Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. .......... Ditto Account.. .................... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 1 0 1 pe r Cent., April 1874.... Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ........ 1051 5 Acc0.............. Dittount ........ Ditto 4 per Cent. ',Oct. 1888 .......... Do Certificates ................ Ditto Enfaced Paper , 4 p er Cent...... 94 94/ Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .......... Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 187 9 ........ Ditto Debentures, 4:per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 99kdis Ditto BondsEl,ooU .................. Ditto under £ l , OOO . • • . • • FOREI GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............ Ditto 1859 .............. Brazilian 5 per Cent .. . .•. • • Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 A ...... 90 Ditto 1863 .............. 87/ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .............. Ditto Account ...................... Ditto, £lOO Bonds .................. Chilian 6 per Cent ..................... Ditto 4/ p e e Cent ....... 83 1 Colombian 6 per Cent ................. 7 8 9 1 81 1 9/ ......... Cuba, 6 per Cent. ........... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ........Cent.. ...... -- Equader New Consolidated, 1 per EgYptian 7 per Cent .................. Ditto, Second Issue •.............. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons.. 241 Ditto Account ...................... Ditto Coupons ...................... Ditto Account ...................... Italian 5 per Cent.( Maremma na Railway) 451 I 1 Mexican 3 per Cent .................. 45t Ditto Account. .................... -- Moorish Imperial .. per Cent . ......... .. 14 1 New Granada ...................... Ditto 2 per Cent. .................. Ditto Deferred ...................... Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ...... Peruvian 4/ per Cent ................. Ditt o Account... ..... ()in° 3 per Cent..(U r ibarren) ........ Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 ............ Ditto A cco unt ...................... 85 Portuguese 3 per C ent., 1853 .......... 481 Ditto Account .................... . • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 Ditto Account ...................... 4SI Ditto Scrip (1863) L3O paid ........ • • pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, St ........ Ditto 41 1859 per Cent., 1850 .............. Ditto 3 per Cent .............. 1 8h 93 Ditto 5 per Cent , 1862 .............. 89 Sardinian 5 per Cent .................. 86 Ditto Account..... ... • ............. Spanish 3 per Cent .................. D i tto Account .................... Ditto New Deferr ed ................ Ditto Account ...................... Ditto Passive .......... • ........... 35 Ditto Account ...................... 36i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. l2l Ditto Account ..................... • S w edish, 4 per Cent ................... Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854.............. 891 Ditto Account ...................... Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853 .............. 63& Ditto Account ...................... 693 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. 711 2 Ditto Account .. Ditto £lOO Bonds .................. 72 8 1 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 pe r Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 ............. • Ditto Account .... Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond .n Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Es. 2 5 f - Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 18 61 , Ex. 25 f ra ncs — Ditto Account ............e..•••• ••• Piedmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Es. 4s. TRREE O'CLOCK. Console Money . 911 t Ditto Account.... Mrs. Macready will com mence a series of her Dramatic Recitals at the Queen's Concert Room, rianover square, on Tuesday, May 3. The series will terminate with a moming recital, on -,aturday, May 23. The pro gramme will be entirely changed on each occasion. A woman named Mace, born in 1763, and now aged 101 years, is living at Gros Caillou. She is the widow of a 841dier of the Guard under Louis XVI., and who fought later at Marengo and the Pyramids. An only child was born of this marriage —a daugh- ter, now a widow, aged 70. This latter does wash ing, and supporta her mother. The latter still pre serves all her faculties; her legs have, however, become weak. A CuSTLY CANARY.—The Lyttelton 2intes (Australian paper) says that, at a sale by auction there the other day, a canary bird realised the extraordinary price of £l7 17s. SHARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOILS. paid.l Closing Business Price. ! done. Share 13.11. 10 st st 50 a U. ix! n.ys. 19.111 IBir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,audMid.oo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork at.111:: , an(c);: Cornwall Do A Do. B A vetc no fib tipc.pati.ha , been paid to f'. Dublin & Beltast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.! Edinburgh & Glasgow.! lUittsg. and S. Western.! (Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock I Ditto East A nglian st GreatNori.hot Scotland I Great Northern.. •• I Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of frelan , Great Western ... Do Str Val gua. Etoch Lancashue & Yorkshire London and Blaokwal! Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovet Lon. & Nor'll Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanc. Do. 4 shares Mid Kent 12.1 0 8 si Ba 9 83 85 118 119 6i 7 35 37 16 17 104 1 06 47i 71 6i 7i 1281 1.11 135 :37 I:' 3 91 93 65 651 110 i 111 66 0 IC2 iC4 42 43 110} v 8 90 54 65 I:4i 1154 13°6 131 100 1(2 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & DuLdee Nth. Eastern—BerwicK , Do, G.N.E. purcham Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle... • North London Do New North Statrordshire N. and S. W. Junotion Scottish Central Scot N. E., Abcr. stoe,i, Do Scct. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpoo Shropshire Union (South Devon South Eastern iSouth Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. !Stockton Darlington 61i 62i 24i 0.; 101 201 k 66 67 89 90 123 131 1i 2 i 77 79 1' 121 123 PI 66 83 35 006 91 1)0 Do New, ISoG Taff Vale. . DoB Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neat Victoria eta. and rim Waterford dz Kilkenny West Cornwall VV. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland -Oxfordi Do Newport! Do Hereford 103 105 A 0 161 371 oi 10 8 8i 165 17) 5 7 3 E pl - -f nolll 96 93 ERITISII POSSESSIONS. Closing , 4 hare Railways Paid. Price. Business done tiantie&St Lawrenc , all 59 AI 3om.,ltaroda&.Cent lnc Gu. 5 per cent........ 1‘ , 102 D 3 102 ' 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares :06 Buffalo and Lake Huron ali 6t to Do. Pretennoe ...• 00 I Buflalo,Brant,&Godric . l, 10 , 77 82 ( 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187'z 100 Do, do. July 1, 1870 100 77 88 100 Do. do. J 1, 1:-1 100 77 82 at S. East n.; L.. 100 0 102 st L!apeTown h Dock Se.o,: 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp, 100 104 105 4 teco has; Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 104 105 1 01 20 Do. do. (I Ext l5 1 1 p 20 Do. do. Ii do. stook Grand Trunk of Canada luu 20 201 204 100 Do. Ist Bonds all 72 24 100 Do. no. deferred...— all 6 1 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 62 64 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 100 Do. 3d P:ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. sto all 26 2S 100 Do. do. deferred....., all 23 CO stock GLlndiaPenin.gua..sp.c lUu 103 104 1 03 } 1 20 Do. New gua. s p. e l2 1I 1 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim ,;uaranteed 5 per cent. Ico 102 1 1 03 110/ Gt. IV. of Canada Share all 101 1001 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.C. '73 with't opt all 94 95 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. .. all 83 85 10 Indian Branch Limited 1 1 1 1 f s took Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 10 2 0 lul /02 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 95 07 stock De. 4A d 0........ 100 00 9 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 -' • 50 11c1b. & IfobAm's Bay. all 58 05 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all S 0 Newlirunswiek.t Csnds Class A. and B. all 3 5 'N.ll.l.Q'datipolst pt bds 100 82 t 4 stack scinde 1 000 10 2 4 1034 1 02 4 stock Do. Delhi 44.: 100 104 10:1 au Do. d 0..• at Do. Punjaub t all iut 112 1011 Do. Do. Stock Do. Indus.s l :. Flo ) k . lCo,ls 9 7j____ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. or, a p.o.J u &Jul) 1877-54 100 103 105 1034 44 I Do. Bp. c. Feb. le Auti. 100 102 104 - D 0.6 c.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 104 Dc. Ip. o. Jan.&July. 10C 90 92 901 I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 :Cape (3.110pe, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap ,tt Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 1(8 110 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 109 110 112 ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p t 100 112 114 Itiauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 'Natal Gov. 6 pe-- r cent.. DO 1 ( .6 108 ;N. li.Goy. 6 p.c. J a.&Jul) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Ocl. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 100 99i 10 0 4 Do. 5 tol::-/t 100 99 10) - Do. d0.,1888 itupwdt. 100 99 100 100 New Zealand p cent. 100 101 111 Nara Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterlin„,r, 1875 lOO 104 1 0 6 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c lOO - ,S. Aus Gdp.c.1873.& up lOO 110 112 - IVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.ctJuly 100 - ,Do. to ti p.c. d..0.d.00t.,_ 100 108 109 108 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 !cabrian Canso!. Gold 1 t id rn jtAillord Amalgamated 3 32 1 Devcn G. Con..,"favlst.) 550 660 East Bassett (Illog an) 30 65 68 East Clogau Gol d Ltd East Caradon ...... 301 31i 61 7 East Caru Brea 3.4.0 E. 3V'lltussel (favistk ) 8.9.0 31 41 - iGarn.&SLAutri(Gwen , 581 7 9 'Great South lolgue i7O 32 34 84 Wheal Voral e l s t e n 40 Hrenville .......... 38 6.16.! 10 101 erc‘l's- Foot ....... • 8.12 30 4 t i ngs ton Downs 4..8.0 31 Lady Bertha ..... . 2.&6 )largaret (lJny LelactlB 20 - iMarke Valley.. ....... . 4.30 41 51 4 Ityndy Iron Ore (Lim. oil 11 05 1 d New Setun l9/ So or th Downs .. . ...... Ilassot(11104-an 3.1.0 1/ 21 41 5 ,N;orth Wheal Crotty ConsolB(tst. Blaze) l'rovidence(Uny Lelia 10.6.7 41 3 0 South Caradon(St.Cleet- 14 450 147 3. Cara Brea (111ogan) — -;.Wheal Fran. 18.18.0 40 5 0 0 !Stray Park 30.17.6 31 3 ettniar Silv,t Lead Mitt fin Cron 9 18 10 I West Basset (Illogan) l4 9 121 0 WC' radon (List 5 19 West Seton ...• .. 471 205 215 Wheel B M Basset (ogan 54 90 V 5 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 33 40 Wheal Kitty (13.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuchott .— Wheal MaryAnnt,:ilen ) 6 111 121 h ea l 3eton 5Bl 1971 202 W 1 WheaU f ret awney (Lis.) 7 26 24 Wheal Union I'REFEREN('•E SHARES. North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., - Ditto 4i, per cent., red., I‘,l PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent, 1858, 1001 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Buckinghamshire, 946 Nottingham and Grantham It. & C.. 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per oent, 18 Belgian Eastern Junetion,Jl I Bledoc, 3} Sambre and Meuse, Ek FOREIGN MUMS. Anglo• Brazilian Gold, limited, Yunanamutana of S. Australia, lim., 3 DOCKS. St. Katharine, 73 BANKS. Alliance Oim.l. 65 Ditto ; new, 55 Anglo Austrian, 7} Chattered Bank of British Columbia,lli English and Irish, lien., 18 European Bank, litn., 13; Imperial Bank (lim.), 43 Imperial Ottoman, 2i Land Mortgage Bank of India, Ilm., London Joint Stock, 43 London and Northern, lim., 23} London and %1. estrninster, 94 3k Merchant Bank, lim , 22 Mercantile and Exchange. lint, Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 14 Mexican, lim., Gj National Provincial of E n gland. 155 bcinde, Punjab, and Del hi, lira 11 iO/ MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 11m.. 3} Ceylon Company, 11} Commercial Union, lnsuranze, 7i Credit Mubili , r, 9 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 10 9f General Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 20 101 Imperial Financial, Um., 100 International Financial society, lint, 12 Italian Irrig,at , on (Canal Cav our,, 7} 1 1 Joint Stock Discount,'lim., London Financial Association, lim., -- Ditto, new, 161 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 18 National Discount Company, lim.,V4 Ditto, new, Universal Marine, Insurance, Um., 4; 5 THE LARGEST BLOCK CF GRANITE EVER CUT IN CORNWALL, weighing more than 40 tons, was drawn by 50 horses /0 the Penrghu railway station on Wednesday, and is intended for conveyance to St6thfieldsaye, where it will form pot. Lion of a monument to be erected to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington by the present Duke. THE SIJI, LONDON', THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1864. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. THIS DAY. BELFAST IMPROVEMENT (No. 2) BILL. A scene of the utmost excitement, one altogether without precedent, occurred this morning in the committee-room No. 8, of the House of Parliament, in which the Belfast Improvement Bill was being considered. For the last fort night the subject has been in progress, Mr. Johns being the solicitor for the promoters and Mr. Ray for the ratepayers. Some questions arose yesterday relative to a list of witnesses being furnistled, and this having been complied with, Mr. Ray was asked to hand in a list cf the witnesses he pro posed to examine. Mr. RAY said his list would contain more than 100 wit nesses, :Int the did not bind himself to call the whole ; if he could not defeat the bill without going through the entire lot, he should do so. The CHAIRMAN ordered the committee room to be cleared, as they would not hear Mr. Ray further, his manner being highly discourteous. Mr. RAY was about to procecd with his examination, when The •CHAIRMAN of the committee informed him they had come to their decision, and that was that ho should leave the room. Mr, RAY then said it was his decision to remain in spite of the committee; and, further, that nothing should make him submit to it. Upon this Mr. Gaskill, the chairman, ordered the officers of the house to be sent for, in order that Mr. Ray might bo taken from the room, and in a few minutes four or five policemen made their appearance, when, with the loudest protestations against the illegality of his arrest, Mr. Ray threw himself on the ground and resisted his expulsion in the most determined manner. The efforts of the police were for some time quite useless, as Mr. Ray had succeeded in grasping the barriers of the room, and all attempts to make him loose his hold were use less. The constables continued pulling, while Mr. Ray, in the most excited manner, violently exclaimed against all capture except by the sergeant -at•arms. Eventually a most determined effort was made by the constables, and, with the utmost difficulty, and despite the most determined struggling, the offender was dragged from the room. The committee immediately adjourned until to-morrow. The greatest confusion was created in the lobby of the house by such an uproarious proceeding, and it was some time before the usual quiet of the place was restored in consequence of the obstruction occasioned by the groups of idlers who kept assembling in small parties to relate the occurrence to every er.quirer. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Black burn, Mellor, and Shea. GLOVER V. BUSSON AND °TILERS. Mr Bovill, .C., moved for a rule calling the plaintiff, Sergeant Glover, to show cause why the writ of summons, the copy and service there ,f, and all proceedings should not be set aside on the ground that such writ of summons did not come within the meaning of the Common Law Pro cedure Act of 1852, and that the plaintiff should pay all costs of the application. The action is brought by the plaintiff against the defendants, Julten Henri Busson and Fanny his wife, Colas de la Moire and Marie de la Moire his wife, the female defendants being the daughters of the late M. Billault, Minister of France, and the alleged cause of action being for services rendered by him under con tract with the Conde Persigny, the then French Minister in this country, and M. Billault, to write and publish cer tain articles in a newspaper of which he (the plaintiff) was then proprietor (the Morning Chronicle), and the ground of the application was that the defendants were not the executors of the late M. Billault, that they possessed no assets belongini to his estate in England, and that no contract was ever entered into in this country between the plt.intiff and the late deceased gentle • man ; that the defendants, being French subjects, could not be sued under any alleged, contract between the plaintiff and M. Billault. The learned counsel, in sup port of his application, cited several cases to show that the contract must have arisen in this country to enable the plaintiff to issue a writ under the Common Law Procedure Act. The case has been several times before Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Justice Mellor at Chambers, the first application being made in January last, and from time to time adjourned, at the request of the plaintiff until the first week in March when Mr. Justice Mellor refused to come to this court. The Lord Chief Justice with other judges concurred that Vivre ought, upon the authority of the cases cited, to be a rule to set aside the writ and all proceedings thereon. Rule nisi accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO Hoa.sts.—Joseph Hudson, general dealer, of 14, Bromwell-road, Clapham, was charged at the instance of Mr William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society fur the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treat ing and torturing a horse by working it in an unfit state. George Smith, one of the officers of the society, said that while in Charles-street, Berkeley square, in company with another officer of the society, he saw the defendant driving a horse attached to a cart laden with grease tubs. The horse was lame in one of its forelegs, which was so bent over that every step it took it dragged on the ground, and the poor animal seemed in great agony, and several of the passers by cried ''shame" on seeing its condition. On speaking to the defendant about the horse he said that he bad brought it from Clapham, and that he would not have brought it cut, but that they were pressed tot horses. The defendant raid that he bad worked the horse in the s ime condition for scv,:n years. Smith said that could not be true, as some of the society's efficers must hove seen it. The magistrate said it wa3 a shameful and disgusting thing to work a horse in such a state, and fined the defend ant 405., or a month's imprisonrcant in default. Francis flatten, a farmer at Hendon, attended to answer the complaint of ➢lr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of causing or procuring to be cruelly ill-treated or tortured, one of his horses. Mr. Live said a boy was charged at this court a few days ago with et uelty to the horse in working it whilo in an unfit condition, and the case was then adjourned that the owner might bo proceeded against for sending the horse out while unfit for work. Smith, one of the society's officers, proved seeing the defendant's bay driving two horses attached to a wash cart —a heavy vehiclo. He stopped the horses, and under the saddle of one of them he found a large wound. There was a sack under the saddle, which was pressed into the wound and saturated with the discharge. He asked the boy who the horse belonged to, and he said to Mr Hatton, fanner, at Hcndcn, and that ho was going to a distillery at Pimlico for 150 gallons of wash. The Loy also stated that his brother put the saddle en the horse. Ho then took the boy into custody, and had since seen Mr Hatton, who admitted the horse was his, but it had fallen down and hurt its back. It was a poor old horse, and very small. Young, another officer of the society, corroborated, and said the wound was t)aree inches long. Tho defendant was fined lOs and costs, and the boy was discharged. A RETURNED CONVICT AT WORK AGAIN.—Eliza M‘Donald and Joseph Grives, said to be husband and wife, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a watch valued at £5 and some money from the person of Mr. Adam M'Kinlay, civil engineer, 34, Charles-street, St, John' s . wood. Robert Morrell, 136 E, slid—This morning, about half past one, I was at the corner of John-street and Goodge. street when I saw the female by the side of a man who was lying on the ground. As soon as I went up the female tried to get away, but thinkiag there was something wrong I detained her, and then asked the man whether he had lost anything, and the man, who was very drunk, said " Watch, watch." Some men then got round me, and I told them to stand back, but the male prisoner persisted in getting close up, and I saw the female pass a watch to the male prisoner, but the latter, no doubt finding he was observed, dropped the watch immediately. Mr Knox—ls the man who was drunk here. Morrell—lle is. The male prisoner then got away, but the watch was picked up and given to me. I then took the female and the drunken man to the station, and gave information, and afterwards the male prisoner was taken into custody. On the female being searched at the station a sovereign was found in her hand, and some silver in her pocket. On thO way to the station she said that it' I let her go she would put two or three good cases into my hand. Wm. Tooley, 169 E—From information I received from Morrell, I went into George-street, near the station, and saw the male prisoner coming towards me. As soon as he saw me he turned round and set to running. After a sharp chase, I stopped him, when he said, " I am innocent this time—l was not with the woman." I then took him to the station. Adam M.Kinlay, of 31, Charles-street, Sr, John's-wood —The watch is my property. I had it safe last night, but don't recollect anything more about it, or whether I fall down. I also had a sovereign and some silver in my pos • session. Sergeant Shore, 11 F—l believe the female is the male prisoner's wife. Ho is a returned transport, having been sentenced to seven years' punishment, A female with whom the prisoner has also lived is now undergoing fifteen months' imprisonment. Beth prisoners have also been in prison for unlawful possession of a watch. Mr. Knox committed buth the prisoners for trial. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, April 28.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze and tine weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, April 27.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—City of Foo. chow, for Bombay. NEWPORT, April 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—kargarel Falconer, for St. Thomas, OFF FALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind E.—Arrived--Talbot, from Calcutta. SWANSEA, April 27.—Wind E.— Sailed—Northumber land, for Singapore. CARDIFF, April 27.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Conrad, for Rio Janeiro. OFF KINSAL, April 26,—Arrived— Belmont, from Cal cutta for Livcrpool, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Havre, eeerner, from Havre. Sailed—Henry, ter Archangel. WESTMINSTER. CURIOUS CASH OF BIGAMY.—A very respectable-look. ing middle aged man, named.llenry Gayton, was charged with b:gamy under very curious circumstances. Both wives were present; the first is an ordinary-looking middle aged poison, the second, a showy-looking young woman, about 22 or '23 years of age. George Themes Collingbourne sworn—l tun a cheese monger at 13, Grafton-street, evil°. I was present at the marriage of the prisoner with his first wife. Tier name was Jane Frond. The marriage tookplitco on the 25th of Dec., 1855, at St. James's, in the Euston-road. The second wife now stood forward and said—My name is Louisa Pearson. I am ringle. I believe I have been married to the prisoner. Ile is my husband. I was mar ritd to him on the 6th of last February at St. Michael's place, Eaton-square. Mr. Smith, for the prisoner—How were you married, by banns or license ? Witness--By license. Mr. Smith—Yon know he was already married when you married him. Second Wife—l understood so. Mr. Smith—How ? Second Wife—l hoard it from his friends, several of whom told me ho was married ; but I did not know it as a certainty from them. Mr. Smith—The prisoner mule a ooromunication to you himself before he was married. Second Wife—Yes—ho said I hail heard what he was, and I sail I had, and had asked him if his wife was living, and he said she was. Mr. Selfe—And you married him after that? Second Wife—l did. ISIr. Smith—You do not prosecute in this case? Second Wife—l do not. Mr. Sclfe—ls there evidence of the first wife being alive at the time of the second marriage ? . the prosecution)—She is Mr. Lewis (who attended for now hero. It is at her instigation the prisoner is given into custody and n'tw pro,ecuted. Sergeant liuddy, 2 B—l took the prisoner into custody last night, and told him the charge was bigamy. lie ad mitted it. lie 841 an agreement had been drawn up be tween himself and first wife to separate, and he intended to have got a divorce. Mr. Smith—The prisoner settled some property upon his firstwife and o f a ny they separated ; and the second wife cannot complain for be told her he was married. deception, She has no complaint to make aga inst him. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. Mr. Partridge disposed of the four night charges this morning in a tew minutes , There were two from th e K division and two from the 11 division. Mr. Partridge asked Inspotor Holloway, of the II division, how ho accounted for the quiet state of the district. There was only ono charge from the H division yesterday, and very few from the K division. The Inspector replied there were but few r ships up lately, and not many sailors in the port. Another for a diminution of crime in the H division was the removal of a great part of Rosemary-lane, and the dispersion of the people to other quarters, in con sequence of the construction o f t h e new ex t ens i o n rail way from the Blackwall lino to the London Duck. ' MagaretTolleyAnchorpublic d li E c l h ea o n u o B r o, S N we o e . n s e: Cable-street, St. ing Irishwomen , were charged with stealing a pint pot from the r Blue G eorge-in- he - Bast . ' two hard drink- The prisoners were found in the Shovel public house, intoxicated. Sweeny dropped the pot from her person. Tho other.prisoner said she picked it up in the " Shovel," that she gave it to the waiter, who would not receive it, and then handed it to Mrs. Tulley. Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoners to 21 days' im prisonment and hard labour. The magistrate then proceeded with the hearing of the summonses, 24 in number, which are likely to occupy him for the remainder of the day. There are also several ro• mends. A new contemporary, The Owl, announces that it is intended to con'er the Garter on the Marquis of Ailes bury, and that the House of Lords is about to receive au accession in the person of Lord °Ahem, who has vindi cated before the Peers his right to bo considered the lawfu , inheritor of the Barony of Wentworth. .-- . GARIBALDI AND MAZZINI—In regard to the Records assertion yesterday, that Garibaldi never used the words in which he is said at a festive meeting to have called Ilezzini his "friend and teacher," it wilt be sufficient to remark that, In respect to the occasion referred to (the luncheon given to Garibaldi on the 17th inst., at Teddington, by M. Berm), in the last number of M. llerzen's own journal, La Cloche, wo find the speech of the General reported verbatim in the original French, The f o o t l a lo u w e i i n o g i n,sa t v h a e is p q a u ss e a d g e e s i a n sp q i u r e a s ti t o io n n s :—" Q j, ai uh u c a r ne eh d e j' u t:i jeu s hommene qui pflt me conseiller et guider mes jeunes anuses ; je l'ai cherche comme l'homme qui a coif cherehe I'ean. Cet homme, je I'ai trouve; lui seul a conserve le feu sacra, lui scut veillait quand tout le monde dormait. Il eat toujours rests mon ami, plain d'amour pour son pays, plain de devouement pour Is cause do la liberte. Cet bonnie, c'est mon amt Joseph Mazzini, A mon maitre I" COURT OF DIVORCE.- (Before the Judge• Ordinary, Baron Channel', and Little° Keating.) FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD. In the first instance an application was made to the court by the wife for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery by her husband, Major Fitzgerald. 1 he trial lasted considerable time, but resulted in the refusal of the learned judge to grant the decree, as the jury found for the respondent on both the issues. An application was afterwards made to the judge-ordivary for a rule for a new trial, which he refused, and the case now came before the court as an appeal from that decision. Sir F. Kelly, who appeared for the appellant, said he founded his application for a new trial on the ground that the fin ling of the jury was against the evidence, and that new and material evidence had been found, &c. The argu.. ment of the learned counsel, which cammenced yesterday, was resumed this morning The Court refused the application. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 59s 7d ; barley, 3 1s hl ; oats, 193 96; rye, 298 Od ; beans, 328 7d and peas, 32s Id. THE SIX WEEKS' ATERAGES.—Wheat, 393 lld ; barley, 31s Od ; oats, 1932 d ; rye, 29s ld ; beans, 325 8d ; peas, 32s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 101,634; barley, 31,617 ; oats, 9,200 ; rye, 35 ; beans, 4,959 ; peas, 750 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was only moderate. Good and prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Blbs, the best Scots having realised 68 per bibs, but inferior stock ruled inactive at late rates, Sheep, the show of wnich was by no means extensive, were very firm, at 2d per 81los more money. Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s 2d ; out of the wool, 58 per Blbs. The inquiry for lambs was inactive, at from 6s 4d to 7s 81 per Blbs. There was a fair supply in the pew, Calves moved off slowly, at a decline of 2d per Blbs. The top figure was 5s 41. Pigs and milch cows were heavy, at late rate. Per 81bs.to s s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &o. 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 Second quality do. 4 10 5 4 Suckling calves, 16a to 23s 208 to 25s each. TQTAL SUPPLY BCSAS Cows l2O Sheep and lambs 5,620 Calves Pigs. 270 ink the offal. e. cl. e. d. Primocrs-wool d 0.5 6 5 10 Pme.S'thdowndo.6 0 6 2 Largo arse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 6 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 s 4d to 7s 81. ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 322 Sheep and lambs Calves Piga - MEAT MARKETS. NBWGATB AND LEADENRALL.—These markets are less extensively supplied with meat, and the demand is firmer, as follows from 3s 2d to 45 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 65 Od ; lamb, Gs 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 27.—Our market was inxlerataly with stock, and the trade, generally, ruled steady, as follows : Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 10,1 to Gs Od ; lamp, Gs 4d to 7s 4d; veal, 4s GI to bs 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 27.—Prime stook changed hands steadily, otherwise the trade generally was heavy, at our quotations .—Beal, from 3n 4d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s Bil to 6s Od ; lamb, Gs 8d to is 6cl; veal, 43 6cl to 58 4d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s Gd per Blbs ; suckling calves, 14s to 21s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, £l'i to £lB lOs each. HAY MARKZTS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 153 per load. A fair demand. CUMI2ERLAND.--I\lo.'loW hay, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clover, £1 Os to £5 Od ; and straw, £1 Ga to £1 15s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECITAPEL —Meadow hay, L 3 Os to £4 15s ; clover LI Os to £ 5 15 s Od ; and straw, 16dto £1 Ms per load. Trade steady. THE PITM EN'S STRIKE IN THE NORTH. --As there is no prospect of the strike on Seghill Colliery, in Northumberland, being speedily terminated, the men hav ing last week declined the arbitration of Mr Potter, a neighbouring colliery owner, the Messrs. Laycock, the owner of the colliery, evicted some of the families of the men on strike on Monday, and it is probable that the owners will proceed to take possession of Pore of the cottages shortly. H.B.H. THE Duc D'AUXALE has consented to preside at the annual festival r,f the National Orphan Home, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey, which takes place at the Star and Garter, Richmond, on the 28th of May. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 27—Surpriae, from Guernsey—Clarendon, from Harlingen. Arrived, April 28—Roman, from Danteic—Emily. from Landscona—John Gray, from Faro—Secret, from Osker ham—Three Slaters, from Horsens—Anna Helena, from Porto Rico, Sailed, April 28—Temora, steamer, for Memel—Seine et Tamise, steamer, for Paria—Seine,steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Frederick, from Sutherland, for Barcelona— Sabina, from Dundee, for Shanghai—Ocean Land, screw steamer, from the west, for the north. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. ----4. Very firm. Sales, about 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,293 bales ; Previously, 12,669. The Imperial Court of France has just heard an appeal frau* a judgment of the Civil Tribunal in an action brought by M. Reutlinger, a photographer, against M. Millaud, Director of the Societe Ina mobiliere, under the following circumstances. For some years past, Rutlinger hes occupied an apartment in the Maison Frascati, at the corner of the Rue Richelieu and the Boulevard Mont martre, belonging to the Socie c IMmobiliere, the director of which in the lease to M. Reut linger engaged that no part of the house should be let to any other photographer. Part of the entresol of the house was then occupied by M. de Villemessant as (Bees for his journal, the Figaro, but was subsequently sublet by him to a hairdresser named Lespes, who allowed a photo grapher named Carjat to exhibit his productions in the Vestibule of the apartment, the door of which was always left open so that the photographs could be seen by every person who went upstairs. Reutlinger considered this an in. fringement of the rights conferred by his lease, and commenced proceedings against M. Millaud, to compel him to put an end to the competition on the part of his other tenants. When the case was heard, Villemessant and Lespes maintained that they had a right to or. nament the interior of their apartment in any way they pleased, and that the plaintiff's lease only forbade the exhibition of photographs on the outer walls. The Tribunal, however, considered that the conduct of the defendants interfered with Rent• linger's rights, and condemned Millaud to pay him 600 fr damages and 20fr per day so long as the pho tographs should be exhibited on the entresol. Ville messant and Lespes wero also condemned to in demnify Milieu& Against that judgment, the defendants now appealed, but the Court, after hearing council, confirmed the former decision, and ordered the appellants to pay all costs, The Civil Tribunal has just tried a case brought by a M. Lesseray, a hairdresser, against M. Thabeuf, a master carpenter, to recover damages laid at 30,000 f. for personal injury received through the negligence of workmen employed by the latter, In August last M. Thabeuf was engaged in fitting up a shop in the Rue Grenelle St. Honore, and contracted with a man named Vidal for laying the boarded floor. While executing this work, a man named Bellanger, employed by the latter, imprudently placed a great quantity of boards against the planks •tem p-orarily closing the shop front towards the street. The planks gave way under the weight, and the boards fell into the street on M. Lesseray, the plaintiff, passing at the moment, and injured him severely, by breaking two ribs and causing a rupture of the abdominal muscles. In December last, Ballenger, Vidal, and Tha heuf wero tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police for the accident thus caused, and Bel linger was sentenced to a fortnight's imprison ment, and his employer, Vidal, declared respon sible for the law costs and civil damages. The Tribunal dismissed the charge against Thabeuf, on the ground that Bellanger was not his ser vant, but Vidat's, On that occasion, M. Les seray did not advance his claims, but he now sued Thabeuf before the Civil Tribunal for 30,000 fr. damages. It was proved by medical certificates that the plaintiff will be crippled for life by the effects of the accident, and will always be obliged to wear an abdominal truss. The counsel for the defendant argued that his c:ient was not liable, since he had no controul over Bellanger, who was Vidal's workman, On the other hand, it was maintained that Vidal was not a responsible person—that he was only a workman himself, but occasionally contracted for small jobs, in which he employed others to assist him, and that Thabeuf, who supplied :he materials, waa the only really responsible person. The Tribunal took this view of the case, and condemned Thabeuf to pay Lesseray 20,000 f. damages with all costs of suits. A police-agent, named Moricard, yesterday killed with his sword, in the Rue Ste.-Marguerite, a mad dog of the spaniel breed, which had already bitten several other dogs. The commissary of police of the quarter, immediately instituted an inquiry to ascertain the owners of the animals bitten, in order to take measures for preventing dangerous consequences. Several of the principal German residents in Paris have coneeived the idea of founding an hospital in the French capital for their poor fel low countrymen residing there. In bid of t h e subscription for carrying this benevolent plan into execution a fancy fair is to be held on the 2d, 31, and 4th May next at the Austrian Embassy in the Rue Orenelle, under the patronage of tt Princess do Metternich, Baroness de Secbsch, Countess do Bohague, Countess de Benkenectf, Countesf Cowley, Countess de Hatzfeld, and other distinguished ladies. INCREASE OF CAPITAL EMBARKED IN BANKS.— The paid-up capital of the banks which aro quoted in the daily share lists amounts, in roundmumbers, to £26,000,000, and their present market value to £57,000,000, showing the almost incredible increase of £31,000,000 in the value of the capital embarked. THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADES.—A committee meeting of the whole of the members of the Metro-. politan Board of Works was held yesterday morning at Spring-gardens, to take into consideration the correepon deuce between Sir G. Grey, the fire-insurance companies, and the Metropolitan Board, relative to the support of fire brigades. The letters of Sir George Grey were to the effect that it was the wish of the Government to place the fire brigades under the control of the Metropolitan Board, and that the fire insurance companies were willing to contribute 30 per cent. towards the cost of maintaining the establish ment, provided the total maximum to be paid by them did not exceed £lO,OOO per annum, and that 'the engines and appliances of the London fire brigades should be wade over to the Metropolitan Board free of cost. In addition to a promised contribution from Government, it was also pro posed that a fine should be levied on all cases where chimneys, houses, and other property took fire. In cases where the parties wore insured the flues would be returned to them. The existing cost of maintaining the London Fire Brigade is a state of efficiency was £24,000 per annum; but in con sequence of extending the area or circuit to more distant metropelitan parishes, it was expected the annual cost would be £50,000, to meet which, after all deductions on account of Government contributions, fines, &0., a rate of a half penny in the pound would be necessary to be levied upon the parishes included in the area. After a general discus sion upon the merits of the plan, it was resolved that a letter should be written to Sir George Grey, informing him that the Board approved the scheme, provided the maximum sum of £lO,OOO to be contributed by the firs insurance corn ponies was struck out of the proposed Government Bill, as 30 per cent. on £50,000, the contew )lated cost of maintain ing the new establishment, amour.zed to £15,000. By the amended plan it is therefore prey' osed that the fire insurance dompanies shall contribute 30 per cent. ou whatever the annual cost of maintaining the establishment shall be. The foregoing is a modification of the plan adopted at Manchester. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLbCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, EY ELECTEA, TELEGRAPII. NEWMARKET RACES.—'l'ill s DAY. The One Thousand. TOMATO .... BREEZE TOM 'roof Fifteen ran. Won by tw•o lengths; three-quartets of a length between seoond and third. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Clairvoyante Evelinft. . Coimbra Four ran. £lOO PLATE. Vivid Wingrav© Bathilde Nino ran. lIANDICAP S\VEEPSTAKES. Antoinette Beadle Nine ran. . LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE Dimity. 15 to 1 aget Blair Athol (taken) YORK SPRING MEETING—DifJor 10. Weights for the Lendeeboreugh Cup, value 100 soya in specie, added to a handicap stakes of 5 soya each. T.Y.C. Age at lb limper .. 6 9 0 Neophyte a 8 10 Gemma Walloon Reindeer Borealis 4 8 6 Old Orange Girl Cerintha Aichymiat 4 7 10 Miss Armstrong Newmarket Newchuroh Flying Fish . .t 7 6 Soapstone Amelia Untashionablu 1 Venison Age st lb 4 6 12 Sauter°lie Count Cav our Light .. Luster Cutaway Birkenhead ..... Waterloo Vanessa Oceola Ccoar do Lion Windham .. 3 6 2 War Dance Baktchi Serai 3 6 0 Jeremy Diddler Carolus Wangle Eye 3 6 12 Changeable Wheldrako Ese .13uuquet 3 6 7 Beauty Adonbec Amotonian Cistercian East Lulea:4llre 4 6 12 MANCHESTER MEETING. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. Weights for the Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 160 sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sovs each. Two miles. Age at lb Limoeina •Oldminstcr The Knave Costa ..... 5 8 7 Grimetcne 6 8 6 Blithfield Knutsford 6 8 0 Wynnstay 6 8 0 Chfinge Royal Stag Fanfaron Fontenoy Revolver Welcomo Donne Canoe 6 7 8 Double X Itatcatcher Trust Age st lb Black Deer East Lancashire The Clown Lady of the Isles Cherry Hill Chilli° Callum Tooi Tooi Man Trap 3 6 4 Young Rapid Surat Dr. Rooks 3 6 2 Vauxhall Greville Madcap Faretra Deerstalker ...... 3 6 10 Adventurer The Salford Borough Cup of 100 eovs, added to a handicap sweepetakee of 15 soya each. One mile and a half. Age at lb Twilight Oldminster Despair Change Fanfaron Revolver Double X Trust King (harming 4 7 3 Newchurch .. 4 7 2 East Lancashire .. 4 6 12 Venison 4 6 12 Age at lb The Clown Persuasion Loafer Cherry Bill Mantrap Surat Dr. ltooke 3 6 1 Whitehorn Llangollen 3 5 12 Madcap Faretra THIR ) EDITION SUN OFFICE. SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIATIENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. ROYAL COMMISSION. The following bills received the Royal assent by Com mission, viz.: —Consolidated Fund (£15,000,000)—Bills of Exchange and Protniseory Notes (Ireland) —Convoy- Knees (Ireland) Malt for Animals— Union Relief Aid Acts Continuance 'Warehousing of British Spirits—Hull Docks—Llanolly Railway and Docks— Newry and Grcenmore Railway—Southwark Park— Folkstone Water—Matlock and Bath Water—Marple New Mills end Hayfield Junction Railway—Chertsey Gas— Kingston-upon-Thames Gas—Southwark and Wrexhall Water—Tunbridge Wells Water—Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway—Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway— Dover Gas—Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market— Caine Gas—lpswich Gas—and Swansea Vale Railway. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord t. hancellor, Earl St. Germans, and the Duke of Argyll. Their Lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie scat on the woolsack at five o'clock. REGISTRATION OF TITLES TO LAND. The Earl of LEINSTEIL presented a petition from the corporation of Dublin in favour of a bill to amend the law relating to the registration of titles to land. PRIVATE I3USINES4. The Wrexham Water, Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way (additional powers), London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Kemp Town Station), North Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire ' and West Yorkshire Railway Companies, and North E learn Railway (Micklefleld branch) were read a second timo. The Herne Bay, Hampton, and Reculver Fishery, and Great Northern end Western (of Ireland) Railway Bills wero read a third time and passed. INDIA. In reply to a question from the Earl of ErzErrnortou Lord WO DE HOUSE said that no official information had been received from India in reference to the orders given as respects the disposal of the dead. Sir Charles Wood had received a private note from which it appeared that an order had been given, with the sanction of the Governor-General, to discontinue throwing dead bodies into the Ganges. Arrangements had been made to burn the bodies of those whose friends were too poor to do so themselves. It would be a great sani tary improvement. He further said that no resolution had, been come to to change the seat of Government from Cal cutta to the upper provinces. PUNISHMENT OF RAPE BILL. On the motion that the bill do pass, Lord WODHHOUSE moved an amendment to one of the clauses, the effect of which was to make the punishment of whipping those found guilty under the act discretionary with the judge, and not compulsory. After a short discussion their lordships divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority The amendment was then agreed to, and the bill plumed. THE REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GREEK (OXFORD) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill. [Len airrxxo.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SrEAKEIt took tho chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bedford and Cambridge Railway, Ely, Haddeuham, and Sutton Railway, Greenwich and South Eastern Docks, North Cheshire Water, Portmedoo and Beaver Pool Bridge Road, and the Scarborough Valley Bridge. ROYAL COMMISSION. ' —•- Colonel CLIF;0111c the Yeoman Uaher of the Black Rod, summoned the members to the upper house to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several bills, for which see Lords report. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN INDIA. In reply to Colonel SYKES, Sir C. WOOD said that he bad received no circular from head-quarters addressed to British Army Medical officers in India, calling for volunteers for the new line corps and brigades of Royal Artillery, and he was not aware that there was any such docztnent in existence. THE STATUE OF RICHARD COEUR DE LION, In reply to Mr. HAWKEY, Mr. COWPER stud that the sculptor had sent in his design for the bas-reliefs for tbo bAso of the statue, and it was still under consideration. STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. LOCKE asked the President of the Board or Trade whether any communications have been received by her Majesty's Government from the Astronomer Royal and Comptroller General of the Exchequer as to the urgent necessity for an adjustment and reverifiNition of the Exchequer standards of weights and measures; and, it so, the date thereof : Whether any steps have been taken for °fleeting such adjustment and reveritication ; and if so, when the same will be completed: Whether any representations have been made with a view of re laxing the law against tradesmen for small de viations in their weights and measures until the standards have been adjusted and reverifled. And, whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to submit any bill to Parliament this session in reference to the present state of the law relating to weights and mea sures. • Mr. M:GIBSON said that a communication had been received on the subject from the Astronomer Royal in 189. Since then a report had been made by the committee ap pointed to inquire into the reverification of the national standard of weights and measures, and the subject was under consideration, but up to the present time no instructions had been issued on the subject. With regard to the last question, it was not considered advisable to introduce any bill imposing pains and penalties for infringement of the existing law. ROYAL COURT IN JERSEY. Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had any objection to produce the correspondence between himself and the Lieu- ' tenant Governor of Jersey, relative t o proposed alteration* in the constitution of the Royal Court in that island. Sir G. GREY replied in the negritive. THE SHEFFIELD RESERVOIRS, &c. Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the Ho me Department whether Mr. E.awlinson had sent in his report on the state of the Sheffield reservoirs; if so, whether he would lay it upon the table of tite house ; if he had yet sent in his report on the Bradford reservoirs; end, if he had been en gaged in inspecting any other than the Shef field and Br adford reservoirs under the authority of the . Home Office. Sir G. GREY repeated in substance the statement ha had made on a previous occasion, to the effect that Mr., Rawlinson had not yet completed his report o n the subject which he was endeavouring to make as perfec t as possible. He (Sir G. Grey) could state, however, that there was no danger to be apprehended from the reservoirs at Sheffield and Bradford. NEUTRALITY IN CHINA. Mr. LI DDELL asked whether the attention of the law officers of the Crown had been directed to the report of a recent trial before the Consular Court at Shaeghae, at which a man named George White, charged as an accom plice in the capture of the Firefly steamer, was convicted and sentenced for a breach of the Hong Kong Neutrality Ordinance. No. 1, of 1855 ; and further, to a. statement made on July 1, 1863, by the Duke of Newcastle, then Colonial Secretary, for the information of Earl Russell, to the effect that there is no ordinance now in force enjoin ing the observance of neutrality by her Majosty's subjects between the contending. parties in China; and, it so, whether that statement of the Duke of Newcastle was correct or in correct; and. if correct, whether the conviction of the said George White can be held to have been a legal conviction. The ATTORNE ir-GENERAL said with regard to the first question, no authentic information had been received, and therefore he was unable to afford any information as to the circumstances connected with the case referred to ; and that answer would apply to the last part of the question. There was ample provision made for the preservation of neutrality on the part of British subjects in the internal dissensions in China. CONFERENCE ON NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS. In reply to Mr. HOPWOOD, ;Sir G. GREY, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, ea:d that the Government had no intention of proposing a confe rence on the affairs of North America, as there was no ground for any such proposal, and it was one to which he was quite satisfied the United States Government would not accede. THE NEW NATIONAL GA ELERY. Mr. HEYGATE asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the scheme for erecting a new National Gallery at the rear of Burlington House, and which was last year stated a id oboyataheeraie time First b Come under theofmmissiener id Workss etra;a of the Government," been f Government," has yet been approved ; and, if not, to what national purposes it is proposed to devote the estate purchased for the nation in 1854, at a cost of £140,000, and now occupied by Burlington House and Gardens. Mr. COWPER said that the Government determined to propose an estimate for the erection of a gallery on the att. in question. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. In reply to General PEEL, The Marquis of HAR I'INGTON said it would be impos sible to say the day on which the army estimates would be brought on, but when the navy estimates were gone through. they would then be submitted to the house. THE TUSCALOOSA. Mr. PEACOCKE called attention to the case of the Tuscaloosa ; and to move the following resolution :—That the instructions contained in the despatch of the Luke of Newcastle to Sir P. Wodehouse, dated the 4th day of November, 1663, and which remain still unrevoked, are at variance with the principles of international law. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Bank of England Return,•—This E vening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 27th day cf April, 1864: IRBUE DEPAZTMENT. Notes Issued ..—..£26,476,535, Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,u0u Gold Coin & Bullion 11,826,535 Silver Bullion .... £6,476,535! 226,476,535 BAN K124(1 D , Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- PARTMIN T. Government Secu rities (including DeadWeightAn unity) £11,022,767 Other Securities 19,642,368 Notes Gold and Silver 741,211 Coin counts) 5,217,965 Other Deposits 12,62u,036 Seven Day and other Bills 528,307 X 37,128,176 31. J £37,16, :ARSHALL, Chief Cattier. 176 April 28, 186 i. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 7 o'CLocri. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, -0-- BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NEWMARKET RACES —Tins DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Usher Lady Abbess Five ran, MATCH—Attraction beat Car de Lim. £5O lIANDICAP PLATE. Despair 1 Jaffe .. - Seven nal. £5O MAIDEN PLATE. Capuelne filly 1 Medicia. . Brother to Guerilla LATEST LETTING. CIIESTER. CUP. 100 to'ls agat Gordian Knot (taken) 7to 1 agst Muezzin (taken) 7to 1 agat Change (taken) 9to 1 agat Lord Zetland (taken) 11 to 1 apt Bacchus (taken) 16 to 1 agat Oldmineter (taken) 25 to 1 agat Earl of Surrey (taken) 25 to 1 agat Accident (taken) 25 to 1 agat Greenland (taken) 30 to 1 agst Tippler (taken) 33 to 1 agat Tooi Tool (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Clown (taken) TIRE DERBY. 2,5 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) SUICIDE FROM LONDON •BRIDGE.—Last evening Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry at the Lamb Tavern, Dorset-street, Ratcliffe, touching the death of John Andrews, aged 27, who was alleged to have committed suicide. It appeared from the evidence that do ceased was a butler, and had been in the service of Lord Willoughby de Ereby. On the 6th inst a man answering his description was seen to jump over the parapet of London bridge into the river. NV hen his body was recovered on Monday there was found in his pocket a letter from Mr. Archibald Campbell declining to employ Andrews in his establishment as he had not been under butler to Lord do Ereby, and had only been a short time in the service of a Mr. Reed. A verdict was returned " That there was no evidence as to how the dezeased came into the Thames, wherein ho was found dead." ROTTEN Row, as the " Si ght of Sights" in all London,—From early morn till dewy eve the flow has a certain complement of visitors, for during certain hours of the day it is most thronged, and its frequenters feel it de rtgueur to be seen there. These hours used to be is the evening, an anteprandial promenade from half-past five until seven, but some of tho leaders of fashion felt that these hours were not sufficiently exclusive—that people ftom the City, horrible vulgarians engaged in the debasing pursuits of commerct., law, literature, or even trade, might come be tween the wind and their nobility, enjoying themselves after the day's labours were at end. This was to terrific, and must at once be rectified; so the exclusives changed the fashionable time to the two hours preceding lunch, between 12 and two, when all the low persons engaged in getting their daily bread would be confined to their counting-houses, law courts, chambers, desks, or counters, as the case might be; and this rule still continues. So thoroughly has it carried its intention that all the visitors at the "swell time" might now bo denizens of the Castle of Indolence. They are all drones, arming whom the presence of a working bee is never to be found. There you may see the best types of that great creature the British " swell "—tall, stalwart strong-limbed, fair-haired, blue-ey e d, so ft-b ear d e d , not par ticularly bright, but covering his natural pleasantness with an absurd mask of insouciance. There aro lovely girls, and plain girls who almost approach to prettiness on horseback, so well are their figures set off by the trim habit, th e i r faces by the neat chimney-pot hat and becoming half-veil. Search the world through, and you will find nothing like these English Amazons, so healthy, yet so delicately formed, fearless, yet entirely modest, so bright and fresh and happy in her one healthful and natural recreation in the entire round of the season's amusements. Here they come in broad cavalcades, some eight or ten strong, escorted by bus • bands and lovers, brothers and friends, the fresh summer air blowing out of them all the heat and dust and gaseous at mosphere of hot nights' crammed opera or crowded ballroom, and bringing back for the nonce the roses into their cheeks and the light into their eyes— such roses and such light as fade only too quickly un d er the lite they are l ea di ng , an d are only renewed by a l ong course of cont i nua l qu i e t an d f res h air. Ah, MOBBOO I my foreign frien d, t h ese young E ng li sh ladies constitut e our crowning triumph over your Bois ! You acknowledge it, I k no w, Often. have I seen you wag your little beard and grind your teeth in an ecstacy of de lighted animation as the cavalcade whirled by you I the Poole yet h ave accomplished, and in the co q uetr y o f those cavalcade in suc h close -fitting dark-blue habits as n one b ut chimney -pots and half-veils, which beat the wide-awakes (once tri e d, b ut prove d failures) into ilte! Sometimes among these cavalcades are to be seen nhildren on ponies —pretty little girls with their Shetland's leading-rein in charge of some E teady old family groom; boys, knickerbockered and gaitered, galloping along by the aide of papa's far- stepping hunter—all riding fearlessly, and thoroughly at home in their middles, as only, in Europe at least, we English people are,—Londol k'oczety, ~" 1 -, 1 r